If Illegal Logging Starts Again, Liberia Could Lose More Than Its Beloved Pygmy Hippos

May 9, 2025 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Liberia has more than half of west Africa’s remaining forests, which cover almost half of the country, approximately 6.6m hectares (16m acres) based on the 2019 National Forest Inventory. But its special trees have long been threatened because the timber fetches premium prices.